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Mzansi Magic viewers can start blocking off 8pm in January 2017 because they won\u2019t want to move from their couches once the channel\u2019s compelling offerings begin airing.<\/p>\n
The intriguing array of local drama and reality shows will see firm favourites returning while new shows will ensure thrill-a-minute, authentically South African viewing.<\/p>\n
Kicking off the line-up is the new season of gripping family drama Saints and Sinners, on Sunday, 08 January. Season Three comes chock-a-block with tension as characters dodge bullets, survive emotional beat downs, deal with triumphs and betrayals \u2013 all while staying ahead of everyone else in their twisted mind games.<\/p>\n
In a small screen first, Mzansi Magic\u2019s new prison drama Lockdown should make for compulsory TV watching when it airs on Monday, 09 January. Set in a women\u2019s prison where power and survival mean everything, the terse and fast-paced drama will take you into the lives of the inmates as they battle demons that hold them prisoner in every sense of the word.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s safe to say that come January 2017, people will not be taking calls or going out at 8pm because they\u2019ll be parked in front of their TVs watching DStv channel 161,\u201d says Reneilwe Sema, M-Net’s Head of Drama. \u201cAs Mzansi Magic, we pride ourselves in being the mirror of South African society by telling stories that reflect our beautiful and complex society. Our growing content does just this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuesday, 10 January sees the return of the emotional docu-series Utatakho. Nimrod Nkosi is back in Season Four as the host and will journey with men and women on their path to find their biological fathers, and deal with the joy and pain that comes with unravelling their genetic background.<\/p>\n
Sticking to the theme of family, Mzansi Magic will unveil a new reality show, Papa Penny Ahee! on Wednesday, 11 January. The series follows the colourful existence of legendary Shangaan disco king Penny Penny as he navigates life as a musician, polygamist, a father of 17, community leader and son to his 90-year-old mother.<\/p>\n
Another fascinating family reality show is The Ranakas, a spin-from the hugely successful Vuzu Amp show Dineo\u2019s Diary. The Ranakas debuts on Thursday, 12 January, and will take viewers deeper into the world of this boisterous entertainment family who have long captivated the imagination of South Africa.<\/p>\n
It’s going to be a thrilling January, all exclusive to Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161).<\/p>\n
More updates will be available on mzansimagic.dstv.com\/south\/home<\/a><\/p>\n Join the conversation on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mzansi Magic viewers can start blocking off 8pm in January 2017 because they won\u2019t want to move from their couches once the channel\u2019s compelling offerings begin airing. The intriguing array of local drama and reality shows will see firm favourites returning while new shows will ensure thrill-a-minute, authentically South African viewing. Kicking off the line-up… Continue reading Mzansi Magic Viewers Spoilt For Choice This Coming New Year<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[101],"class_list":["post-3122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-mzansi-magic","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}